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Meet Dave Kavanagh:
A true leader with an unwavering focus, Dave infuses every endeavor with his signature zeal. Dave embodies the combination of expertise and decisiveness and channels his boundless energy into every facet of his life.
A bit about Dave...
What was your favorite job growing up?
It was probably Junior or Senior year of high school. My friends and I unloaded trucks and stocked the cell blocks at the Arthur J. Audy home, the largest juvie in the world, that was brand new at the time. I look back on that experience with a lot of joy.
Do you have siblings?
I grew up as 1 of 6 siblings (2 boys and 4 girls), who are now all over the place. We are an old Irish family and all of us are still very close and in constant communication.
What is your favorite band or who is your favorite singer?
Bruce Springsteen. I'm not a fan of his politics now. A friend invited me to go to a concert as a freshman in college in 1974 and it was electric. I've gone to at least a dozen of his concerts since then.
What are you most looking forward to this year?
I am looking forward to the results of the state's attorneys races in Lake and Cook County. This will be a litmus test of if people are finally going to wake up and get over their apathy. It all starts with the issue of SAFETY.
What do you love most about Chicago?
I've been blessed to travel all over the world, and I'm still convinced Midwest people are the best. Chicago is a world-class city- it's got everything. There has to be some changes politically so that it doesn't continue to deteriorate.
What is something people would be surprised to learn about you?
As a CTA ticket-taker and member of the local transit union, my job not only financed my college education but also ignited a love for reading within me. Despite enduring grueling 16-hour shifts, especially during late-night hours, I voraciously consumed books to pass the time.
The ten guests I would invite to my dream dinner party are...
Jesus, My paternal grandfather, Winston Churchill, Margaret Thatcher, Ronald Reagan, Hitler, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Muhhamad, n Mu
If I could become an expert in anything, it would be...
Biotech research
The best advice I was given was...
If you only have the discipline to do one thing let it be the ability to say NO
My favorite book is...
Dune
My favorite family tradition is...
Christmas Eve with the whole family
My favorite president is...
Ronald Reagan
Listen to Dave on Andrew Horowitz's podcast "The Disciplined Investor":
TDI Podcast: Alt-Invest with Dave Kavanagh (#779)
Dave Kavanagh of Grant Park is our guest, discussing commodity trading strategies and alt-investing.
Mr. Powell is a Party Pooper – taking away the punch bowl again.
Crude oil seems to have a floor now – THANKS OPEC!
More about Dave...
David M. Kavanagh, president of the general partner has been responsible for overseeing all operations and activities of the general partner since its formation and has been registered as an AP with the CFTC and listed as a principal of the general partner since December 1995.
Commencing in October 1998, Mr. Kavanagh also became president, a principal and an associated person of Dearborn Capital Brokers Ltd., an independent introducing broker. It became registered as an independent introducing broker in October 1998 and was formerly also registered as a commodity pool operator from September 1999 until October 2009. Between October 1998 and October 2011, Dearborn Capital Brokers Ltd. performed introducing brokerage services for MF Global Inc., a former futures commission merchant. From November 2005 through March 2006, Mr. Kavanagh was registered with the CFTC as an AP of MF Global Inc. Neither Dearborn Capital Brokers nor Mr. Kavanagh provides brokerage services to Grant Park’s trading account.
Mr. Kavanagh has served as the president of DCM Brokers, LLC a registered broker dealer, since October 2007, which serves as Grant Park’s lead selling agent. Between December 2010 and December 2012, Mr. Kavanagh served as the president of Knollwood Investment Advisors, LLC, which was formerly a registered investment adviser from January 2011 to December 2012. Effective October 2013, Mr. Kavanagh is a listed principal of EMC Capital Advisors, LLC where he serves on the Board of Managers but does not manage day to day affairs. He was also an owner from May 2012 to April 2014 of a greater than 10% interest in an unregistered proprietary trading firm, XHedge LLC, and provided occasional consulting services to this firm from May 2012 to April 2014. In 1980, Mr. Kavanagh received an M.B.A. from the University of Notre Dame, and in 1978 graduated with a B.S. in business administration from John Carroll University.
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